Posts Tagged ‘public speaking’
This week’s most clicked
The story behind Zynga; the reason humor is overrated in graduation speeches; and another hurdle for people who might not test well. It’s all on this past week’s top five most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Leadership: 7 of the world’s most-clichéd tourist photos Want the keys to the corner office? First, pass these tests 6 [...]
Commencement addresses: 6 steps for making the grade
This post is by Richard McKeown, an executive communications coach, a conference speaker and a workshop leader specializing in presentation training, media training, crisis-communications strategy and leadership development. It’s another day at the office, and you’re going through the mail. You begin reading a letter from the high school, community college or university you attended [...]
Going beyond the 5 W’s in your next media appearance
This post is by Andrew D. Gilman, CEO of CommCore Consulting Group, a privately held specialty-communications firm serving businesses, government agencies and nonprofit organizations worldwide. Gilman is co-author of “Get to the Point.” The five W’s are one of the basic tenets of journalistic training. Reporters are taught that good reporting starts with asking the [...]
How to counter fight or flight
This guest post is by Gregory Hartley and Maryann Karinch, co-authors of “The Most Dangerous Business Book You’ll Ever Read.” A job interview, presentation or a simple meeting with a senior executive can trigger a fight-or-flight response. One damaging side effect of it: It turns off “useless” things such as cognitive thought. So just when [...]
This week’s most clicked
A new brainstorming tool, Tina Fey’s description of Lorne Michaels, and how napkin sketches spawned a book about problem solving. It’s all on this past week’s most clicked links in SmartBrief on Leadership: 6 tips for rehearsing your way to fantastic speeches 32 rules you can’t do business without 9 leadership lessons from Saturday Night [...]
This week’s most clicked links
Leadership lessons learned while watching the Oscars and American Idol; the strangest tax deductions; and career advice from the Harvard Business Review. It’s all on this past week’s top 5 most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Leadership: 6 public-speaking lessons from the Oscars Why every CEO should watch “American Idol” How Coca-Cola kept its sparkle during [...]
Why you can’t skimp on rehearsals
This post is by Andrew D. Gilman, CEO of CommCore Consulting Group, a privately held specialty communications firm serving businesses, government agencies and nonprofit organizations around the world. Gilman is co-author of “Get To The Point.” I recently had a conversation with Franc D’ Ambrosio, the actor and singer who was awarded the title of [...]
This week’s most clicked
The 5 most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Workforce this past week: 4 ways to improve as a public speaker 4 quick tips to take better control of your time Do you reward employees for being overworked? How to dodge a hiring nightmare 5 tips for making the most of your millennials 4 ways to build [...]
